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    (a)Explain the role of tribunals. (b)Evaluate the extent to which tribunals have been reformed. Tribunals are an essential part of the British Legal System and are see as part of the popular Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). Their main purpose was to give the public a means of settling disputes regarding their scial rights and various other areas such as employment law. For example if a person felt they were incorrectly dismissed from their employment‚ they would use a tribunal as means

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    delivered by Captain America and Mark Twain to Spider-Man on the issue of how it feels to be label as a traitor from the American public‚ Captain America builds a case for himself against the general public about what it truly means to be patriotic. The authors effectively do their persuasion through the use of asking rhetorical questions‚ using repetition of words and phrases‚ and by ending their speech with a powerful simile. In the very beginning of the conversation between Captain America and Spider-Man

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    Evaluate the importance of Foreign Intervention in the Spanish Civil War Alex Reilly The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) was very heavily influenced by foreign intervention. Communists‚ fascists and anti-fascists outside of Spain viewed the conflict between the Republicans and Nationalists in Spain as a decisive point in influencing politics in Europe. As a result of this‚ the fascist states of Germany and Italy sided with Franco’s nationalists‚ providing troops‚ tanks‚ aircraft and weapons

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    The Civil War The Civil War started in 1861 and lasted for four years until the south surrendered in 1865. The war was between the northern states and the southern states of the United States. Since the War there has been a lot of discussions among historians arguing about the cause of the war. Historians have yet to agree if the cause was social‚ political‚ economical or a mix of them. Most of those who believe it was because of economic reasons believe that it was because of The Sectional

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    These four men‚ George Eastman‚ J.P. Morgan‚ John Rockefeller‚ and Andrew Carnegie were all Captains of Industry. They are all considered Captains of Industry because they all donated huge portions of their wealth to society. George Eastman treated his workers with respect and dignity‚ giving them fair pay‚ reasonable hours‚ and the best benefits he could manage‚ as the writer states. Both the reading and the website show examples of the places he donated to‚ such as large sums of his money to children’s

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    Post-racial America means "a theoretical environment in which the United States is free from racial preference‚ discrimination‚ and prejudice" (Wikipedia). Despite America being a multicultural‚ heterogeneous country‚ often referred to as a "melting pot"‚ such idealistic concept seems to be a far-fetched dream. Many saw the election of Barack Obama‚ the country’s first black president‚ as a step forward in race relations and a sign that America is willing to put its racist past behind. After all

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    Personality project Captain America 4.20.13 4th period By: Maggie Keune Captain America is a character in so far two movies such as Captain America: The First Avenger and Marvel’s The Avengers. In these movies he plays the role of the hero that is strong‚ smart‚ has an invincible shield‚ and not to mention he is super attractive. At first he was just Steve Rogers before being rejected by the army in the 1940’s. Around this time there was a villain named red skull who was trying to get ahold

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    Andrew Carnegie: The Charitable Captain of Industry During the time period after the Civil War and nearing the twentieth century‚ America’s economy was in prime position to be molded – all America needed was someone to come along to mold it. Businesspersons like Cornelius Vanderbilt and entrepreneurs like John D. Rockefeller were prime examples of exactly whom America needed to take charge of the economy at this time; however‚ there was one man who was not only a self-made steel tycoon and one of

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    Evaluate the extent to which development across the lifespan can be explained by one theoretical perspective. Developmental psychology‚ as a discipline‚ is currently undergoing a paradigmatic/world view change. Consequently‚ several different theoretical approaches to the study of development and the life course have been proposed and advocated. The three primary approaches currently being debated include the structural‚ information processing/cognitive‚ and life-span developmental/developmental

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    To what extent was there a post-war consensus? (45) Despite some historians trying to argue that the notion of a “post-war” consensus becomes more blurry and inaccurate the closer one studies modern Britain from 1951-2007‚ there is a wealth of resources and abundant forms of evidence to firmly claim confidently that a post-war consensus did exist; permeating and diffusing throughout British politics‚ economics‚ societal events and also foreign affairs. Economics: From 1951 to 1979 both parties

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